| Equality Index ? | 39 / 100 | 26 / 100 |
| Legal Index ? | 43 / 100 | 25 / 100 |
| Public Opinion Index ? | 34 / 100 | 27 / 100 |
| Law | ||
| Homosexual activity | Legal Since 2008 | Male illegal, female legal Since 2025 |
| Same-sex marriage | Banned Since 1972 | Unrecognized |
| Censorship of LGBT issues | No censorship | No censorship |
| Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires surgery Since 2006 | Illegal |
| Gender-affirming care | Legal | Legal |
| Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized | Not legally recognized |
| Hate crime protections | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT discrimination | Illegal in some contexts Since 2002 | Illegal in some contexts Since 2004 |
| LGBT employment discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| LGBT housing discrimination | No protections | No protections |
| Same-sex adoption | Single only | Single only Since 1947 |
| Intersex infant surgery | Not banned | Not banned |
| Serving openly in military | N/A Since 1989 | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
| Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) Since 2001 | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) Since 2023 |
| Conversion therapy | Not banned | Not banned |
| Equal age of consent | Equal Since 2008 | Female equal, male N/A Since 2025 |
| Public Opinion | ||
| Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 22% Approve 78% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Acceptance of gay people in public office (North and South America) (AmericasBarometer, 2016-2017) | 38% Approve 62% Disapprove | Region not surveyed |
| Justifiability of homosexuality (World Values Survey, 2010-2014) | Region not surveyed | 3% Justifiable 84% Not justifiable |
| Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 45% Good place 45% Not a good place | 27% Good place 49% Not a good place |
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